The Palma Trophy was won on Saturday last at Ottawa
by the United States rifle team. They made forty-one points more than the Canadian team, who were second; but all the teams made higher scores than any previous winner. The con- ditions were: teams of eight men to fire fifteen rounds each at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. The final scores were :—The United States, 1,712; Canada, 1,671; Australia, 1,653; and Great Britain, 1,580. The Times correspondent says that the Americans used the Kragrdorgensen rifle, to which was attached the Service. peep-sight, and under the ideal weather conditions this gave them a great advantage. The British, Australians, and Canadians used the Lee-Enfield or Lee- Metford. The Americans also had the advantage of special ammunition, every cartridge being hand-loaded. The scoring was extraordinary. Out of individual possibles of 220, two Americans, Messrs. of and Winder, each scored 219, while four others of the victorious team scored 215 each. Three made possibles at 800 yards, while the total American score at that range was 590 out of a possible 600. The British team was last at every stage. At the dinner after the contest an Australian speaker, according to the Times correspondent, summed up the American victory, saying that their men were a little better, their rifles it little better, their sights a little better, and their ammunition a good deal better than that of the other competitors. The Goveentnents of Great Britain, Canada, and Australia should place their riflemen upon equal terms with the best teams in the world, but they did not do it. The King telegraphed his congratulations to the American team.
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